8. Flying FrankieThe first race of the day, the Long Distance Cup, went the way of Frankie Dettori and Flying Officer. The jockey didn’t disappoint the crowd following the race by doing his trademark flying dismount in the winners’ enclosure.

9. Rocking the grandstandPaloma Faith closed the day’s proceeding with her performance after racing in front of the 30,000-strong crowd — along with Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmondson and Rick Parfitt Jnr.

Don’t miss the full report from QIPCO British Champions Day in the 22 October issue of Horse & Hound magazine